83. Brené Brown: What to Say to Get What You Need

1. How to know when to dig deep–and when to quit digging. 

2. The greatest blocker of connection–and how to remove it.

3. How to handle our fear (without obsessively controlling our people and our environment).

4. Why we all deserve a standing ovation for navigating relationships over the past two years.  

About Brené: 

Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers, and is the host of the weekly podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead. 

In her latest #1 New York Times bestseller, ATLAS OF THE HEART, which has been adapted for television and now streaming on HBO Max, she takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. 

Brené’s books have been translated into more than 30 languages and titles include: Dare to Lead, Braving the Wilderness, Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. Most recently Brené collaborated with Tarana Burke to co-edit You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience. 

Brené lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie.

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